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Futureproof: Energy Saving Home Refurbishment Survey
1.
Have you had any building, renovation or maintenance work on your house in the last 2 years? (please include heating upgrades or any renewable energy installations in your response).
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
2.
Please briefly describe the work you have had done/are planning to do in text boxes?
For example, Loft: Conversion into bedroom plus specific measures included draught proofing & LED lighting upgrade, heating controls
Loft
Bathroom
Kitchen
Extension
Insulation
Heating system
Solar panels
Other
3.
Did you discuss and install any energy-saving measures with your builder/installer in the works (for example draught-proofing/insulation)?
Yes
No
If yes, what did you discuss?
4.
How easy was this process of identifying/engaging contractor
Very easy
Easy
Some what easy
Difficult
Very difficult
5.
How did you identify your contractor? (Please specify magazine/paper where possible)
Trusted Trader
Green Register
Trusted Trader Which (online service)
Yellow Pages (both online and paper)
Checkatrade (online service)
Nextdoor (online service)
Local Paper/magazine
National Paper / magazine
Specific agency
Word of month
Online Platform: Facebook/ Twitter page
Web search engine
Other (Please Specify)
6.
Did you take advice about energy efficiency before you started your building works from:
EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Energy Savings Trust
Energy Champion
Community Energy Group
C.H.E.E.S.E survey
None
Other (please specify)
7.
When having work done, how important are the following considerations? 1-5 (1 most important, 5 least important)
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Carbon savings
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Climate change
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Energy efficiency
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Local trades persons
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Trade profesional membership/ quality mark
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Lower energy bills
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Increase property value
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Create more space
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Better air quality
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Improve the appearance of the property
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Improve comfort
1
2
3
4
5
N/A
Other (please specify)
8.
If your building work is finished, would you now consider your home to be more energy efficient? Please can you describe if it did or did not meet your expectations in the box below?
Much more energy efficient
Somewhat more energy efficient
About the same
Less energy efficient
Don't know
Please can you describe why it did or did not meet your expectations?
9.
If you did not complete the works or may not go ahead with planned works, why not?
10.
How would you rate your builder/contractor on the following criteria? (1 = Excellent, 5 = very poor)
1
2
3
4
5
Price
1
2
3
4
5
Quality of work
1
2
3
4
5
Based locally (within 7 miles of home)
1
2
3
4
5
Energy efficiency awareness
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient and proffessional
1
2
3
4
5
If you were happy with your builder, please share the builder/company name and contact details with us if you are willing to do so?
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